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Tabarz

Basic information

Name: Tabarz
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall: No
Year found: 1854
Country: Germany
Mass: 150 g

Classification
history:

NHM Catalogue:	5th Edition	(2000)	IIICD
Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 85	(2001)	IIICD
MetBase:	v. 7.1	(2006)	IAB-MG
Recommended:			Iron, IAB-MG [explanation]

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Writeup

Writeup from MB 85:

Tabarz

The Tabarz iron, found in 1854, has been classified as group IIICD by R. Bartoschewitz (Bart) and B. Spettel (MPI): bulk metal composition, Ni = 6.33 wt%, Cu = 136 ppm, Ga = 106 ppm, Ir = 1.25 ppm, Au = 1.39 ppm. Based on compositional data, it is possible that Tabarz is paired with the Morasko and Seeläsgen IIICD irons.

Buchwald

The following entries were found for Tabarz in Buchwald (1975)
[Buchwald, Vagn F. (1975) Handbook of Iron Meteorites. University of California Press, 1418 pp.]

Entry for Tabarz, volume 3, page 1171

Institutions
and collections

Bart: Bartoschewitz Meteorite Laboratory, Weiland 37, D-38518 Gifhorn, Germany; Website (private address; updated 30 Nov 2019)
MPI: Max-Planck-Institut für Chemie, Abteilung Kosmochemie, Postfach 3060, D-55020 Mainz, Germany; Website (institutional address; updated 7 Nov 2015)

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References:

Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 85, MAPS 36, A293-A322 (2001)

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Geography:

Germany

Coordinates:
Catalogue of Meteorites:	(50° 53'N, 10° 31'E)
Recommended::	(50° 53'N, 10° 31'E)

Statistics:
This is 1 of 4 approved meteorites from Thuringen, Germany (plus 3 unapproved names)
This is 1 of 57 approved meteorites from Germany (plus 22 unapproved names) (plus 2 impact craters)

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Synonyms

Gotha (In NHM Cat)

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